Curtain-holder.



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A. o. HANDIG. l

CURTAIN HOLDER.

l(A'ppnlicmcion led Apr. 13, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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NTTED STATES PATENT Tric ADOLPH OTTO RANDIG, VOF HAMBURG, GERMANY.

CURTAIN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent VNO, 651,581, dated J une 12, 1900.

Application led April 13, 1899.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, ADOLPH OTTo HANDIG, a citizen of the free city of Hamburg, residing at I'Iamburg, in the German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ourtain-I-Iolders, (for which I have applied for patents in France, dated March 2, 1899, No. 274,325; in England, dated March 2, 1899, No. 4,626, and in Germany, dated February 23, 1899,) of which the following is a speciiication. l

This invention relates to a device for hanging curtains and at the same time for supporting the cornices or other usual accessory ornamentation. Contrary to what is usually the case, the curtains are not moved in the plane of the window, but radially-thereto, so that they are not crushed or injured when the two halves o f the window open inward,

but swing out freely while remaining perfectly straight, thus in no wise impeding the admission of light and air through the opening in the window.

I will now proceed to describe my improved invention with reference to the accompany, ing drawings, which illustrate one form of carrying same into practice.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device as seen from above while occupying its closed position, and Fig. 3 is a corresponding view showing the device in a partially-opened position.

As shown in Fig. 2'of the drawings, the device consists, essentially, of two su pports a and b, of which a. is the shorter and b the longer, coming outside the support a. Both supports are mounted on pivots c, carried on brackets CZ, xed to the wall or in the usual cornice-board, and said arms are provided upon the under side with a fixed pulley c and f, respectively, of considerable diameter, which are mounted upon the pivots c, Fig. l, and also with a pulley g and h, respectively, of smaller diameter, which is fixed upon the upper side of the said support. In addition to these two fixed pulleys there are also provided upon the upper side of the supports a and b some little distance from the other pulsanti No. 712,893. (No model.)

leys and nearer the middle of the window roL tatable pulleys 't' and 7c. At the side of the v5o window are arranged pulleys Zand m, over which pass the operating-cords o and n. l

As shownk in the drawings, the cord 0 is passed around the pulleys c and f, which are fixed beneath the supports a and b and serves to open and part them. The cord n is passed around the fixed pulleysg and h, arranged above the pulleys e and f,and around the ro-y tatable pulleys fi and 7c and serves for closing the supports a and b.

The operation of the device is effected, as is apparent from the drawings, by means of the arrangement of thetwo supports a and h and of the cords n and o, connected therewith and passed over suitable rollers, one of the curtains being fixed to the shorter support a and the other curtain (and the cornice, por* tiere, or other suitable ornamentation) to the longer support t. Y Y

In addition to the curtains always remain- 7o ing uncreased and not obstructing light while occupying the open position 1n yimproved device also enables the window to be more readily cleaned and prevents the 'accumulation of dust upon the portire, so that the employment ot my invention -offers many advantages, particularly with regard to comfort, appearance, and hygiene.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

'In combination, the two supporting-arms a, l), adapted to swing horizontally and carry the curtains, fixed and rotatable pulleys carried by said arms, one of said arms overlapping the other, a suitable cornice or orna- 85 mentation carried by the overlapping arm vand operating-cords passing over said pulleys for swinging said arms inward and outward substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 9o my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

ADOLPII OTTO RANDIG. 

